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MEM → DTW

Frederick W. Smith International Airport Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport

How punctual is this route?

On-time arrivals
82.3%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
1.6%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
112 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
990
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 68%
  • Extreme weather 23%
  • Air traffic control & airport 7%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 2%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

On-time arrivals by month
Sep 2025 Aug 2026
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MonthOn timeFlights
September 2025 91.4% 105
October 2025 91.2% 115
November 2025 93.9% 68
December 2025 79.4% 71
January 2026 65.0% 66
February 2026 81.8% 66
March 2026 67.4% 88
April 2026 85.3% 68
May 2026 83.5% 81
June 2026 79.1% 86
July 2026 78.4% 89
August 2026 83.9% 87

Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data

Airlines on this route

AirlineFlightsOn timeCancelledAvg. delay when late
SkyWest Airlines 574 77.3% 1.4% 114 min
Delta Air Lines 405 89.9% 2.0% 112 min
Republic Airways 11 63.6% 0.0% 28 min

Delay odds by flight

How often each flight number arrived 15 or more minutes late over the last year.

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